For Most, Implants Beat Dentures, but at a Price

By Lesley Alderman
New York Times

MARK PANKO still gets riled when he recalls the two years he suffered with traditional dentures.

“They fell out when I talked,” Mr. Panko, 56, a small-business owner in Woodridge, Ill., recalled. “I couldn’t taste my food — in fact, I could hardly chew. It was the most miserable time of my entire life.”